"I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
Samuel Johnson
I have always liked the above quote by Johnson.
Found in Art News Blog:
Samuel Johnson Portrait Attacked with Hammer. Evidently a 44 year old homeless man attacked a portrait of Johnson with a hammer. The damaged artwork was by the painter Joshua Reynolds.
A rather odd little news snippet.
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